Abstract
Malaria is an infectious disease transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito and poses a severe threat to human health. At present, antimalarial drugs are the primary treatment for malaria. The widespread use of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) has dramatically reduced the number of malaria-related deaths; however, the emergence of resistance has the potential to reverse this progress. Accurate and timely diagnosis of drug-resistant strains of Plasmodium parasites via detecting molecular markers (such as Pfnhe1, Pfmrp, Pfcrt, Pfmdr1, Pfdhps, Pfdhfr, and Pfk13) is essential for malaria control and elimination. Here, we review the current techniques which commonly used for molecular diagnosis of antimalarial resistance in P. falciparum and discuss their sensitivities and specificities for different drug resistance-associated molecular markers, with the aim of providing insights into possible directions for future precise point-of-care testing (POCT) of antimalarial drug resistance of malaria parasites.
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